Okay, that's an expensive haircut
Oct. 22nd, 2008 02:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Thanks to the electoral-vote.com Votemaster for pointing out this article in Politico, about Palin's wardrobe and accessories. Apparently, the RNC has spent about $150k on her and her family. I'm a little boggled. Yes, I expect some serious expenses on primping -- the candidate needs to look good. But over a hundred thousand dollars? Jeez, what are they doing -- dressing her in couture every day?
Regardless, it does rather put Edwards' $400 haircut into perspective...
isisofcool!]Thanks to the electoral-vote.com Votemaster for pointing out this article in Politico, about Palin's wardrobe and accessories. Apparently, the RNC has spent about $150k on her and her family. I'm a little boggled. Yes, I expect some serious expenses on primping -- the candidate needs to look good. But over a hundred thousand dollars? Jeez, what are they doing -- dressing her in couture every day?
Regardless, it does rather put Edwards' $400 haircut into perspective...
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Date: 2008-10-23 02:17 pm (UTC)Why did the RNC pay for her clothes themselves rather then the money coming out of the McCain/Palin campaign fund? Well, it turns out that presidential campaigns are forbidden from using campaign funding to purchase clothing for the candidates.
Why aren't campaigns permitted to buy clothing? A prohibition against campaigns purchasing clothing for candidates was established as part of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act.
Bwah-ha-ha.
Seriously though, I don't really have a problem with either the campaign or the RNC buying clothing for the candidates (especially now that it's known that they will be donating the outfits to charity). The bigger issue is that it's just another sign that they're out of touch with where the masses are right now economically (it joins up with McCain's 7 houses and 14 cars) and that their campaign has a serious problem managing public relations.
Overall, I'm much more bothered by the fact that Todd Palin's membership in the Alaskan Independence Party (from 1995-2002) isn't getting more play.
lol.
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Date: 2008-10-23 06:19 pm (UTC)Reporters have at least seen McCain's (though experts haven't), and interviewed his doctor; but we've just got a one-page note from Obama's doctor.
Dude's a life-long smoker, and we get a note from his doctor?